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excerpt: HPC Testing Framework for running acceptance tests.
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    url: "https://github.com/buildtesters/buildtest"
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    url: "https://buildtest.readthedocs.io/"
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# Welcome to Buildtest!

buildtest is a HPC testing framework that provides a flexible way to test software stack on HPC systems.
buildtest is designed to be a generic framework that can be used to test any software stack. Test are written
in [YAML](https://yaml.org/) format called **buildspecs** that is used to describe test configuration.
buildtest will translate the configuration into a valid test script that can be executed on the system. The
framework is implemented in Python and uses [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/) for validation of buildspecs.

Learn more [here](/about/).  {% endcapture %}

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